The trail which ran from Missouri to New Mexico was the Santa Fe Trail. From Santa Fe, another leg called the Spanish or Navaho Trail extended westward to San Diego. Other major trails were the Cumberland Road which reached from Baltimore to St. Louis. Branches of the Oregon-California Trail system, stretched from Missouri and from Nauvoo, Illinois to California and Oregon. The Mormon Trail connected the Oregon Trail with the Navaho Trail. Other trails and stage routes carried pioneers westward as well. The Chisholm Trail was a cattle drive trail which extended from Texas to Abilene, Kansas. There were other cattle trails, Western, Sedalia, Goodnight, etc. Use your search engine and put in pioneer trails, immigrant trails, cattle trails, etc. You'll find a ton of information about these and others. -Judy

Does anyone have information on John Pound Applegate who came to Oregon about 1852 to Douglas County, Oregon with his father Squire Hammond Applegate and family. John married Mary Ellen Todd in Douglas County, Oregon.

Any help on Abbott Levi James Todd who with his family came on the 1852 train to Douglas County, Oregon. Would like to share what I have.

Hi Elizabeth, I am new to the list would you please post your URL for the Oregon Trail. It sounds like a very interesting site.

I think the Foster Rd in Portland is Foster Blvd. Isn't Eagle Creek a Park up by Bonniville? It was when I was growing up. Leta in Sunny Daly City, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Cecil Houk <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 5:37 PM Subject: Re: Foster Farm..Eagle Creek > Do you know when Phillip Foster arrived in Oregon? Is Foster Road in > Portland named after that family? When I lived in Portland 1957-1961 > I knew a ham radio guy Jerry Foster (W7ZF) who was related to the Foster > Road Fosters. > > Cecil > > > Mom wrote: > > > > phillip foster came to oregon in the spring of 1843. if you are in the area > > you should take the time to visit the foster farm. it is open mid june > > through the last saturday in september. june /july/august friday through > > sunday & september saturday and sunday. hours are 11:00am - 4:00 p.m. it's > > really worth the trip. > > > > jessie foster humphrey > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:47 PM > > Subject: Re: Foster Farm..Eagle Creek > > > > > I have information about the Foster family... will have to dig it out for > > > later.... From what I recall, he came to Oregon via Sandwich Islands... > > > was it about 1839??? As far as being related to the 1845er Foster > > > family, I don't think I have anything that would connect them. Since > > > Philip Foster and my g-g-g grandfather Samuel K. Barlow joint ventured in > > > the Barlow Road, I know a bit more about this Foster family. I have > > > visited the Eagle Creek plaque and stone site mentioned below about > > > 1982... > > > > > > Oregon for the Curious by Ralph Friedman describes Eagle Creek and the > > > Foster Farm on p. 98-99, under heading, Historical Tour No. 9: > > > Follow US Highway 26 to Sandy, 24 m. Turn R. or South onto O 211. This > > > road follows the path of the Oregon Trailers who took the Barlow Cutoff. > > > 2.2.m., on R., Sandy Ridge School, an old schoolhouse. Through the > > > windows students can see Mt. Hood, horses and meadows. > > > 3.5 m., on R, old Eagle Creek School--directly South of modern brick > > > school. Note bell tower above entrance. > > > 0.1 m., jct., 0 224. > > > At jct., on L. a plaque on large boulder legends the site of Philip > > > Foster's farm and business enterprise and the end of the extended Barlow > > > Road. Foster's large, well-furnished log cabin was located about 50 > > > yards back of marker. Thousands of emigrants ate at the Foster > > > house--the first white dwelling the early pioneers saw in Oregon. They > > > paid 50 cents for a dinner consisting of fresh beefsteak, boiled > > > potatoes, cole slaw and hot biscuits, served with tea or coffee. The > > > comers turned their stock into the Foster pasture, buying a "cut of hay" > > > for their animals. The caravans also could purchase fruit grown in > > > Foster's orchard, grain ground at his grist mill, and, starting in 1848, > > > two years after he opened to Oregon Trail trade medicines, hardware and > > > other supplies at his general store. From Eagle Creek the wagons forded > > > the Clackamas River, to the West and continued on toward Oregon City and > > > other parts of the Willamette Valley. > > > > > > Across the road leading to Estacada, and partially hidden by two trees, > > > stand three rough-grained, weathered, stone steps, the remains of the > > > general store Foster owned, and possibly the oldest remains of any store > > > in Oregon. > > > > > > First house on R beyond stop sign on road leading to Oregon City is > > > BURNETT HOUSE, built in 1860. Much of the house has been unaltered. > > > Across the road and in front of a house built in 1887 by one of Foster's > > > sons, stands oldest lilac bush in state. It was planted in 1844 from a > > > stalk of purple lilac Mrs Philip Foster brought around the Horn. The > > > lilacs have never failed to bloom. The bush is now more than 35 feet > > > high, has a width greater than 40 ft. and in circumference measures more > > > than 100 ft. > > > Philip Foster and members of his family are buried in a private cemetery > > > on a hill above the jct. > > > Continue on 0 211. > > > 5.4 miles: ESTACADA, etc. etc. etc. > > > > > > REFERENCE: Ralph Freidman, Oregon for the Curious, c. 1972 Pars > > > Publishing Co., Portland, Caxton Printers, Caldwell Idaho 1974; my copy > > > 4th printing, 3rd Rev. Ed. Oct. 1976 > > > > > > Jackie (from state of Washington) > > > ================================== > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > ______________________________ > > -- > Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret., AG6I > San Diego CA 92154-3654 > mailto:[email protected] > ANDERSON-BLAKELY-EGGERS-FORD-HOUK-KIMSEY-MONTGOMERY-RULAFORD-SIMPSON > Searchable GEDCOM: > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=cchouk > See also: > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=doughouk > My Web page menu: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/menu.htm >

Hello, Barbara. I have Zeiglers in my family. They were German, and were in Page Co. Va. Could these be any of yours???? Carol Broom -----Original Message----- From: Barb Thomas <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 29, 2000 7:23 PM Subject: RE: trails >I have a similar question: I am researching family that traveled via the >Overland Trail to Montana, and also via the Bozeman Trail to Montana. Are >there other sites/lists to which I should be posting, or are these topics >okay for this list? > >Thanks! > >Barb Thomas >Researching: THOMAS, KINNEY, ALEXANDER, MIDDLECOFF, GRIM, MORRISON, >ZEIGLER/ZIEGLER > >-----Original Message----- >From: john shadbolt [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 11:12 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: re:trails > > >hi list,i have read some interesting stories about the oregon,and >overland trails. i have not seen any mail from people that had ancestors >that were on other wagon trains from the east,south,and other points my >grandmother was on one from? to ne. and other points. does any one have >sites for the other trails? the ones from the east, midwest,texas and >others. searching for,scheer,schmidt. thank you john > >johns last frontier > >

I have a similar question: I am researching family that traveled via the Overland Trail to Montana, and also via the Bozeman Trail to Montana. Are there other sites/lists to which I should be posting, or are these topics okay for this list? Thanks! Barb Thomas Researching: THOMAS, KINNEY, ALEXANDER, MIDDLECOFF, GRIM, MORRISON, ZEIGLER/ZIEGLER -----Original Message----- From: john shadbolt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 11:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: re:trails hi list,i have read some interesting stories about the oregon,and overland trails. i have not seen any mail from people that had ancestors that were on other wagon trains from the east,south,and other points my grandmother was on one from? to ne. and other points. does any one have sites for the other trails? the ones from the east, midwest,texas and others. searching for,scheer,schmidt. thank you john johns last frontier

Elizabeth Lawrence wrote: > > Hi trail fans > > Thanks for the many messages about my web site on the Overland Trail. My > latest endeavor is to post bios about all the drivers, messengers, and other > employees of the Overland Stage Line, which included "Wild Bill Hickok", > "Buffalo Bill", Jack Slade, and other lesser known folks, such as > Rattlesnake Pete, Cross-eyed John, Long Slim among many hundreds of others. ***** snip ***** I don't know how this might fit in, but.... My gr grandfather Canada Montgomery found himself in Brownsville, OR in 1853 and married Eleanor Jane Blakely. They relocated to Wasco Co., OR ca 1875; as my father's mother was born there 5 FEB 1875. In 1943 my father bought a house w/19 acres at Foster, OR. I think this was the Shea homestead. My grandmother told me that she remembered riding with he father as a young girl over the Cascades to the Willamette Valley with her father on his freight wagon, and they would always stop there (at Foster) to buy onions from the guy who owned that house. There are some old and recent photo's of that location in my RULAFORD web pages at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/ Not too many years ago they restored a section of the old road near Sweet Home (to the east) that my gr grandfather and my grandmother traveled by wagon. Cecil -- Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret., AG6I San Diego CA 92154-3654 mailto:[email protected] ANDERSON-BLAKELY-EGGERS-FORD-HOUK-KIMSEY-MONTGOMERY-RULAFORD-SIMPSON Searchable GEDCOM: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=cchouk See also: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=doughouk My Web page menu: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/menu.htm

Do you know when Phillip Foster arrived in Oregon? Is Foster Road in Portland named after that family? When I lived in Portland 1957-1961 I knew a ham radio guy Jerry Foster (W7ZF) who was related to the Foster Road Fosters. Cecil Mom wrote: > > phillip foster came to oregon in the spring of 1843. if you are in the area > you should take the time to visit the foster farm. it is open mid june > through the last saturday in september. june /july/august friday through > sunday & september saturday and sunday. hours are 11:00am - 4:00 p.m. it's > really worth the trip. > > jessie foster humphrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:47 PM > Subject: Re: Foster Farm..Eagle Creek > > > I have information about the Foster family... will have to dig it out for > > later.... From what I recall, he came to Oregon via Sandwich Islands... > > was it about 1839??? As far as being related to the 1845er Foster > > family, I don't think I have anything that would connect them. Since > > Philip Foster and my g-g-g grandfather Samuel K. Barlow joint ventured in > > the Barlow Road, I know a bit more about this Foster family. I have > > visited the Eagle Creek plaque and stone site mentioned below about > > 1982... > > > > Oregon for the Curious by Ralph Friedman describes Eagle Creek and the > > Foster Farm on p. 98-99, under heading, Historical Tour No. 9: > > Follow US Highway 26 to Sandy, 24 m. Turn R. or South onto O 211. This > > road follows the path of the Oregon Trailers who took the Barlow Cutoff. > > 2.2.m., on R., Sandy Ridge School, an old schoolhouse. Through the > > windows students can see Mt. Hood, horses and meadows. > > 3.5 m., on R, old Eagle Creek School--directly South of modern brick > > school. Note bell tower above entrance. > > 0.1 m., jct., 0 224. > > At jct., on L. a plaque on large boulder legends the site of Philip > > Foster's farm and business enterprise and the end of the extended Barlow > > Road. Foster's large, well-furnished log cabin was located about 50 > > yards back of marker. Thousands of emigrants ate at the Foster > > house--the first white dwelling the early pioneers saw in Oregon. They > > paid 50 cents for a dinner consisting of fresh beefsteak, boiled > > potatoes, cole slaw and hot biscuits, served with tea or coffee. The > > comers turned their stock into the Foster pasture, buying a "cut of hay" > > for their animals. The caravans also could purchase fruit grown in > > Foster's orchard, grain ground at his grist mill, and, starting in 1848, > > two years after he opened to Oregon Trail trade medicines, hardware and > > other supplies at his general store. From Eagle Creek the wagons forded > > the Clackamas River, to the West and continued on toward Oregon City and > > other parts of the Willamette Valley. > > > > Across the road leading to Estacada, and partially hidden by two trees, > > stand three rough-grained, weathered, stone steps, the remains of the > > general store Foster owned, and possibly the oldest remains of any store > > in Oregon. > > > > First house on R beyond stop sign on road leading to Oregon City is > > BURNETT HOUSE, built in 1860. Much of the house has been unaltered. > > Across the road and in front of a house built in 1887 by one of Foster's > > sons, stands oldest lilac bush in state. It was planted in 1844 from a > > stalk of purple lilac Mrs Philip Foster brought around the Horn. The > > lilacs have never failed to bloom. The bush is now more than 35 feet > > high, has a width greater than 40 ft. and in circumference measures more > > than 100 ft. > > Philip Foster and members of his family are buried in a private cemetery > > on a hill above the jct. > > Continue on 0 211. > > 5.4 miles: ESTACADA, etc. etc. etc. > > > > REFERENCE: Ralph Freidman, Oregon for the Curious, c. 1972 Pars > > Publishing Co., Portland, Caxton Printers, Caldwell Idaho 1974; my copy > > 4th printing, 3rd Rev. Ed. Oct. 1976 > > > > Jackie (from state of Washington) > > ================================== > > ________________________________________________________________ > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > ______________________________ -- Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret., AG6I San Diego CA 92154-3654 mailto:[email protected] ANDERSON-BLAKELY-EGGERS-FORD-HOUK-KIMSEY-MONTGOMERY-RULAFORD-SIMPSON Searchable GEDCOM: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=cchouk See also: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=doughouk My Web page menu: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/menu.htm

phillip foster came to oregon in the spring of 1843. if you are in the area you should take the time to visit the foster farm. it is open mid june through the last saturday in september. june /july/august friday through sunday & september saturday and sunday. hours are 11:00am - 4:00 p.m. it's really worth the trip. jessie foster humphrey ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:47 PM Subject: Re: Foster Farm..Eagle Creek > I have information about the Foster family... will have to dig it out for > later.... From what I recall, he came to Oregon via Sandwich Islands... > was it about 1839??? As far as being related to the 1845er Foster > family, I don't think I have anything that would connect them. Since > Philip Foster and my g-g-g grandfather Samuel K. Barlow joint ventured in > the Barlow Road, I know a bit more about this Foster family. I have > visited the Eagle Creek plaque and stone site mentioned below about > 1982... > > Oregon for the Curious by Ralph Friedman describes Eagle Creek and the > Foster Farm on p. 98-99, under heading, Historical Tour No. 9: > Follow US Highway 26 to Sandy, 24 m. Turn R. or South onto O 211. This > road follows the path of the Oregon Trailers who took the Barlow Cutoff. > 2.2.m., on R., Sandy Ridge School, an old schoolhouse. Through the > windows students can see Mt. Hood, horses and meadows. > 3.5 m., on R, old Eagle Creek School--directly South of modern brick > school. Note bell tower above entrance. > 0.1 m., jct., 0 224. > At jct., on L. a plaque on large boulder legends the site of Philip > Foster's farm and business enterprise and the end of the extended Barlow > Road. Foster's large, well-furnished log cabin was located about 50 > yards back of marker. Thousands of emigrants ate at the Foster > house--the first white dwelling the early pioneers saw in Oregon. They > paid 50 cents for a dinner consisting of fresh beefsteak, boiled > potatoes, cole slaw and hot biscuits, served with tea or coffee. The > comers turned their stock into the Foster pasture, buying a "cut of hay" > for their animals. The caravans also could purchase fruit grown in > Foster's orchard, grain ground at his grist mill, and, starting in 1848, > two years after he opened to Oregon Trail trade medicines, hardware and > other supplies at his general store. From Eagle Creek the wagons forded > the Clackamas River, to the West and continued on toward Oregon City and > other parts of the Willamette Valley. > > Across the road leading to Estacada, and partially hidden by two trees, > stand three rough-grained, weathered, stone steps, the remains of the > general store Foster owned, and possibly the oldest remains of any store > in Oregon. > > First house on R beyond stop sign on road leading to Oregon City is > BURNETT HOUSE, built in 1860. Much of the house has been unaltered. > Across the road and in front of a house built in 1887 by one of Foster's > sons, stands oldest lilac bush in state. It was planted in 1844 from a > stalk of purple lilac Mrs Philip Foster brought around the Horn. The > lilacs have never failed to bloom. The bush is now more than 35 feet > high, has a width greater than 40 ft. and in circumference measures more > than 100 ft. > Philip Foster and members of his family are buried in a private cemetery > on a hill above the jct. > Continue on 0 211. > 5.4 miles: ESTACADA, etc. etc. etc. > > REFERENCE: Ralph Freidman, Oregon for the Curious, c. 1972 Pars > Publishing Co., Portland, Caxton Printers, Caldwell Idaho 1974; my copy > 4th printing, 3rd Rev. Ed. Oct. 1976 > > Jackie (from state of Washington) > ================================== > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > ______________________________

Hi, John. The only other trails I've heard of are the Natchez Trace (originated by Indians apparently, running N-S east of Miss. R., the Chisholm Trail originating either KS or MO going west to Albequerque ? and points west, and I think there was a Cherokee Trail from GA to MS. I think. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: john shadbolt <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 2:12 PM Subject: re:trails > hi list,i have read some interesting stories about the oregon,and > overland trails. i have not seen any mail from people that had ancestors > that were on other wagon trains from the east,south,and other points my > grandmother was on one from? to ne. and other points. does any one have > sites for the other trails? the ones from the east, midwest,texas and > others. searching for,scheer,schmidt. thank you john > > johns last frontier >

Hello All, I am trying to find information on a family Way Station 3 miles west of now Olsburg KS. It was the Tubbs Way Station owned by Lysander Curtis Tubbs about 1870-75. It was on the stage coach and freighter trail between Kansas City, Leavenworth and Denver. It was taken over by his daughter Sarah Jane Tubbs Chalmers and son-in-law John Chalmers when he died in 1875. Anyone have knowled of this Way Station? Will Sharp

Patricia, I live near the Sacramento CA area and am going to the State Library the end of next week to do a couple of lookups for others. I will ask and see if anyone knows what paper it might have been in and check it out for you and get back to you with what I am able to find out. Elaine kohnen wrote: > > Hi Listers: > > What a great list--interesting reading! > > Can anyone HELP SOLVE A MYSTERY? I'm looking for someone to look up an > article in San Francisco area newspapers. My family records have the > date of this article, May 20, 1898 but not the name of the paper. The > article reports a ship, the Helen W. Almy, in trouble in a storm near > San Francisco. Aboard this ship (maybe?) was my great grandfather > William McCrea and 11 other miners from Coalgate, Indian Territory--all > on their way to the Klondike. They checked into the Brooklyn Hotel, San > Francisco, on March 6, 1898 and were never heard from since. > > Here's a URL for the museum at FOSTER FARM: > http://www.teleport.com/~eotic/fosterfm.html > PHILIP FOSTER (b.1805, Maine) was a junior partner with Francis W. > Pettygrove (of Maine) and married to Pettygrove's daughter, Mary > Charlotte. Pettygrove was an agent of AG/AW Benson and Co. In 1842, > Foster, his wife and four children, Pettygrove, wife, and another child > set sail on the ship Victoria from New York. After a layover in Hawaii > (typical) they arrived in Oregon in early spring 1843 on the ship Fama. > They were living over their thriving store in Oregon City(corner of 3rd > and Main) by May 1843. In early 1844, Foster bought Samuel McSwain's > land claim in Eagle Creek. The Foster family moved to Eagle Creek, June > 1844. More at http://www.usgennet.org/alhnorus/ahorclak/timeline1.html > > I've gathered a list of OREGON TRAIL and Emigrant primary materials > (diaries, journals, letters, ship rosters, etc.) for the years > 1800-1843. View this list at > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/5531/ . Or write me at > [email protected] and I'd be happy to email you the most updated > listing for a spcific year. > > Patricia Kohnen

Pat.. Do you want me to pass on your query to the Northern California List? Thank you for posting background information on Foster and showing the website. This saves me lotsa time. AND thanks for the Oregon Trail primary list....this should help us ALL!! I haven't time to check the sites out right now but will do so in the near future. Jackie (from state of Washington) ================================= On Sat, 29 Apr 2000 12:34:47 -0700 kohnen <[email protected]> writes: > Hi Listers: > > What a great list--interesting reading! > > Can anyone HELP SOLVE A MYSTERY? I'm looking for someone to look up > an > article in San Francisco area newspapers. My family records have the > date of this article, May 20, 1898 but not the name of the paper. > The > article reports a ship, the Helen W. Almy, in trouble in a storm > near > San Francisco. Aboard this ship (maybe?) was my great grandfather > William McCrea and 11 other miners from Coalgate, Indian > Territory--all > on their way to the Klondike. They checked into the Brooklyn Hotel, > San > Francisco, on March 6, 1898 and were never heard from since. > > Here's a URL for the museum at FOSTER FARM: > http://www.teleport.com/~eotic/fosterfm.html > PHILIP FOSTER (b.1805, Maine) was a junior partner with Francis W. > Pettygrove (of Maine) and married to Pettygrove's daughter, Mary > Charlotte. Pettygrove was an agent of AG/AW Benson and Co. In 1842, > Foster, his wife and four children, Pettygrove, wife, and another > child > set sail on the ship Victoria from New York. After a layover in > Hawaii > (typical) they arrived in Oregon in early spring 1843 on the ship > Fama. > They were living over their thriving store in Oregon City(corner of > 3rd > and Main) by May 1843. In early 1844, Foster bought Samuel McSwain's > land claim in Eagle Creek. The Foster family moved to Eagle Creek, > June > 1844. More at > http://www.usgennet.org/alhnorus/ahorclak/timeline1.html > > I've gathered a list of OREGON TRAIL and Emigrant primary materials > (diaries, journals, letters, ship rosters, etc.) for the years > 1800-1843. View this list at > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/5531/ . Or write me at > [email protected] and I'd be happy to email you the most > updated > listing for a spcific year. > > Patricia Kohnen > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi Listers: What a great list--interesting reading! Can anyone HELP SOLVE A MYSTERY? I'm looking for someone to look up an article in San Francisco area newspapers. My family records have the date of this article, May 20, 1898 but not the name of the paper. The article reports a ship, the Helen W. Almy, in trouble in a storm near San Francisco. Aboard this ship (maybe?) was my great grandfather William McCrea and 11 other miners from Coalgate, Indian Territory--all on their way to the Klondike. They checked into the Brooklyn Hotel, San Francisco, on March 6, 1898 and were never heard from since. Here's a URL for the museum at FOSTER FARM: http://www.teleport.com/~eotic/fosterfm.html PHILIP FOSTER (b.1805, Maine) was a junior partner with Francis W. Pettygrove (of Maine) and married to Pettygrove's daughter, Mary Charlotte. Pettygrove was an agent of AG/AW Benson and Co. In 1842, Foster, his wife and four children, Pettygrove, wife, and another child set sail on the ship Victoria from New York. After a layover in Hawaii (typical) they arrived in Oregon in early spring 1843 on the ship Fama. They were living over their thriving store in Oregon City(corner of 3rd and Main) by May 1843. In early 1844, Foster bought Samuel McSwain's land claim in Eagle Creek. The Foster family moved to Eagle Creek, June 1844. More at http://www.usgennet.org/alhnorus/ahorclak/timeline1.html I've gathered a list of OREGON TRAIL and Emigrant primary materials (diaries, journals, letters, ship rosters, etc.) for the years 1800-1843. View this list at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/5531/ . Or write me at [email protected] and I'd be happy to email you the most updated listing for a spcific year. Patricia Kohnen

That Missouri home had been but a stopping place, a step in the westward journey and even then, Father and Mother were thinking and talking about Oregon. Mother was from Kentucky and Father was from Virginia. I was the youngest of seven. I remember many things about the home there, I remember seeing the heat shimmering over the ripening corn field Mother told me, when I asked, that it was "OLD LAWRENCE". I had been warned to keep in out of the sun for "OLD LAWRENCE" was out there. When I first saw the shimmer over the corn field that lay between our house and Malotte's, I thought that perhaps it had something to do with Becky, the girl that brother Adam talked so much about. Adam said that she was mighty brilliant. I was curious about what it meant and Mother told me that brilliant things were things that sparkle, so I used to look across the corn field, and I was quite satisfied that Becky Malotte had something to do with the shimmer that I saw above it. I was Quite disturbed about it when I found that it was "OLD LAWRENCE" for I was afraid of him. Walt Davies

Goodmorning, Shirley, I believe a nearby MICHAEL cemetery was started by either Eli or his father, Jared, both of whom arrived OR in 1847. Was the Pioneer Cemetery re-named from MICHAEL? .If you could, I'd like photos of Eli and Jane (HODGES) his wife and also Jared and his wife (name unknown). I''d be happy to pay you through snail. Ken Robinson [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: shirley <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 5:41 PM Subject: Re: Brownsville, Linn Co., Oregon > Just joined the list. Hopefully will be going to Brownsville, Oregon for annual Pioneer Picnic, in June. Will be going to visit the Pioneer Cemetery, and hopefully, unless it is raining cats and dogs, I can do some "looking". Anyone interested in pictures of grave-sites, let me know, and if I can find, will take a picture. Linn Co., Oregon, Web Site, I think, has a list of pioneers buried there. When I was in High School, lived less then a mile away from the cemetery. > There are several other cemeteries in the area, if I can find. Let me know. Can't promise, for sure, but will try. > Shirley > Morgans and Butlers >

John: Some of my ancestors traveled from PA> OH> IA> OR. You can read about their journey at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/courtney/ Cecil john shadbolt wrote: > > hi list,i have read some interesting stories about the oregon,and > overland trails. i have not seen any mail from people that had ancestors > that were on other wagon trains from the east,south,and other points my > grandmother was on one from? to ne. and other points. does any one have > sites for the other trails? the ones from the east, midwest,texas and > others. searching for,scheer,schmidt. thank you john > > johns last frontier -- Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret., AG6I San Diego CA 92154-3654 mailto:[email protected] ANDERSON-BLAKELY-EGGERS-FORD-HOUK-KIMSEY-MONTGOMERY-RULAFORD-SIMPSON Searchable GEDCOM: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=cchouk See also: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=doughouk My Web page menu: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/menu.htm

hi list,i have read some interesting stories about the oregon,and overland trails. i have not seen any mail from people that had ancestors that were on other wagon trains from the east,south,and other points my grandmother was on one from? to ne. and other points. does any one have sites for the other trails? the ones from the east, midwest,texas and others. searching for,scheer,schmidt. thank you john johns last frontier

I receive an e mail message from you that has an attachment, but all I get is the message title and there is no message. so far #14, #15 & # 16 have been sent and no message is with them. Is there something I need to do to receive these messages? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, April 28, 2000 6:28 AM Subject: OREGON-TRAIL-D Digest V00 #15